AFS-16-11901-E June 23, 2016

Exemption No. 11006A Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2014-0269

Mr. Kevin J. Cline Director of Operations Republic Airlines, Inc. 8909 Purdue Road, Suite 300 Indianapolis, IN 46268

Dear Mr. Cline:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 11006. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the conditions
and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated May 11, 2016, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Republic Airlines, Inc. (Republic) for an extension of Exemption No. 11006. That exemption from §§ 121.623(a) and (d), 121.643, and 121.645(e) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows Republic to conduct its supplemental operations within the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia using the flight regulations for alternate airports as required by § 121.619 and fuel reserve requirements as required by § 121.639 that are applicable to domestic operations.

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons relative to public interest and safety that were the basis for granting the original exemption.

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition in the Federal Register because the requested extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Republic.2

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 11006 remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701 which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, Republic Airlines, Inc. is granted an exemption from §§ 121.623(a) and (d), 121.643, and 121.645(e), which allows Republic to conduct its supplemental operations within the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia using the flight regulations for alternate airports as required by § 121.619 and fuel reserve requirements as required by § 121.639 that are applicable to domestic operations, subject to the following
conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. Prior to initiating operations under this exemption, Republic must amend its operations specifications to comply with the following regulations applicable to domestic air carrier operations:

(a) Part 121, subpart E: All sections.

(b) Part 121, subpart G: § 121.135.

(c) Part 121, subpart M: §§ 121.385 and 121.395.

(d) Part 121, subpart P: All sections.

(e) Part 121, subpart T: §§ 121.533, 121.541, 121.551, 121.555, 121.557, and

121.569.

(f) Part 121, subpart U: §§ 121.593, 121.599, 121.601, 121.607, 121.619,

121.627, 121.635, 121.637, 121.639, 121.659, and 121.663.

(g) Part 121, subpart V: §§ 121.683, 121.685, 121.687, 121.695, and 121.711.

2. Republic must ensure that its airc raft dispatchers hold aircraft dispatcher certificates issued under subpart C of part 65 and are properly qualified under part 121, subpart P before permitting those persons to serve in operations conducted under this exemption.

3. Republic must conduct its supplemental operations under this exemption--

(a) Within the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia; and

(b) Except as required in § 121.637 for unlisted airports, or to, from, or between those regular, provisional, refueling, and alternate airports listed in its operations specifications or listed in a separate current listing, that listing is referenced in its operations specifications and is authorized by the
Administrator.3

The Effect of Our Decision

This exemption terminates on June 30, 2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/ John Barbagallo Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service